Category Archives: Events

04Oct/21

Digital Transformation: The Business Imperative for Life-Sciences

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By Daniel R. Matlis, President

“Necessity is the mother of invention,” says the ancient proverb.  In my opinion, the corollary is: “disruption is the matriarch of transformation,” especially for the Life-Sciences industries.

The COVID-19 epidemic has been the biggest global disruption in our generation. It represents a watershed moment for transformation throughout our industry.

Disruption is the new normal. This new paradigm is forcing Life-Science companies to re-imagine the way they operate; transforming and accelerating product development, regulatory review, manufacturing, and distribution cycles aimed at improving patient outcomes.

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16Aug/21

Innovating to Help Industries Transform

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Event Brief – SAP Industry Analyst Base Camp 2021

By: Sandra K. Rodriguez, Senior Industry Analyst

Peter Maier, President, SAP Industries and Customer Advisory, opened the 2021 Industry Analyst Base Camp with words of caution, “there is still less consensus about the new normal and the future will be more dynamic and uncertain.” With a variety of industry cloud solutions ranging from Automotive, Banking, Consumer Products, Financial Services to Life Sciences and more, Maier said with confidence, “we are the market maker, once again.”

Recognizing that all companies have different starting points, SAP customers are optimizing existing systems and taking a multi-step approach to transition to a modular cloud architecture.  “Moving to the cloud is a journey, not a destination” added Julia White, Chief Marketing and Solutions Officer and Executive Board Member at SAP.  This architecture is comprised of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Industry Cloud (3rd Party Apps and SAP), SAP Line-of-Business (LOB) Solutions and the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) which brings together enterprise applications into one platform for both cloud and hybrid environments. This includes hundreds of pre-built integrations for SAP and third-party applications. White accurately pointed out that many companies have relied on on-prem technologies for decades.  As a result, there are multiple paths customers can take to make the transition. It is not a one size fits all journey.

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13Jul/21

Dassault Systèmes Articulates Interconnected Life-Science Vision

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Dassault Systèmes 2021 Analyst Conference Event Brief

By: Sandra K. Rodriguez, Senior Industry Analyst and Daniel R. Matlis, President

Dassault Systèmes continued to articulate its interconnected Life-Science vision at the 2021 Analyst conference.

“In the experience economy, business science and innovation are all about relationships,” said Bernard Charlès, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer at Dassault Systèmes. “The real phenomenon of the platform is about building an interconnected continuous interactive loop with your value chain from design to user experience,” he added.

“We are not talking about upstream and downstream applications anymore, it’s a continuous flow of imagine, create, produce, advocate, value and use,” said Charlès.

While Axendia does not believe in force ranking vendors because there is no BEST (see: Who is the Best Technology Vendor?), Dassault Systèmes executives were the first to articulate their avant-garde vision to support the Life-Science value network from end to end.  This vision is backed by an impressive offering portfolio aimed at providing an interconnected and continuous interactive platform that supports the Life-Science value network from end to end. 

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23Jun/21

Quantum Computing Opens New Opportunities for Life-Sciences in Europe

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IBM and Fraunhofer Unveil Fastest Quantum Computer in Europe – Event Brief

By: Eric M. Luyer, Industry Research Analyst Axendia Inc.

Axendia Inc. was present on 15-JUN-2021 at the official inauguration of the first IBM Quantum Computer in Europe by IBM and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. The setting was a compact virtual live event with highly distinguished guest speakers: Dr. Angela Merkel – German Chancellor, Dr. Arvind Krishna – CEO and Chairman IBM, Prof. Dr. Reimund Neugebauer – President of the Fraunhofer – Gesellschaft e.V. as well as various representatives of large industries such as Trumpf, Bosch, BASF, BMW and others.

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25Sep/20

Embracing Cloud MES to Optimize Manufacturing at Sanmina’s Medical Division

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An Axendia Straight from the Source Webinar

Seven years ago, Sanmina’s medical division implemented a cloud-based MES platform, to elevate operational performance and have experienced rapid implementation times, accelerated time to value and simplified access worldwide.

Join Daniel R. Matlis, President at Axendia, Sean Moran, VP of Operations and Plant Manager at Sanmina Ireland and Wellington Giolo, Head of Sales & Strategic Alliances at 42Q, for a live webinar on October 21 2020 at 10:00 AM ET, as they discuss how leveraging a cloud-based MES platform can improve visibility and control, especially during pandemic-related disruptions.

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